Boy Scouts Of America

TROOP 1333

BOY SCOUTING
Boy Scouting, one of the traditional membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have earned the Arrow of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal fitness.

Polaris District Gold Star Award

2007

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Religious Emblems

A Scout is reverent. He is reverent toward God. He is faithful in his religious duties and respects the convictions of others in matters of custom and religion.

Duty to God

One of the core values taught at all levels of the Boy Scouts of America is a Duty to God.  This value is a primary element of the Cub Scout Promise and the Boy Scout Oath and Law.   BSA respects every faith, and a program specific to each faith exists so that every Scout may earn the award for his faith.  Most religious emblems programs have more than one level. A young person who has earned a religious emblem as a younger Scout may progress to the next level and earn another emblem.

Please contact David Gibson if you have any questions concerning the specific program for your faith. 

God and Country Religious Emblems Program

The God and Country program series was developed and distributed by Programs of Religious Activities With Youth (P.R.A.Y.) and provides spiritual growth experiences for members of the BSA who are Protestant, as well as members of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., Camp Fire Inc., and other youth.

God and Church in Troop 1333

David Gibson is currently leading the God and Church classes for Troop 1333's 6th - 8th Grade Boy Scouts.  Classes are being held at the Trinity Lutheran Church Scout Huts.   There are 11 meetings in the God and Church Program.  The meetings occur as time permits in the Troop's Schedule.  Contact David Gibson for information on the date and time of the next meeting

Course Materials

The God and Church and God and Life booklets cost $3.50 each.  Booklets will be made available at the first meeting.  This booklet will contain information on all the lessons and service projects that the Boy Scout will need to complete. Each member needs to have his or her own booklet to document progress. Adult Mentors Manuals are available for any parent or guardian that desires to complete the program with the Scout.

Families should talk to their church's religious leaders and show them the booklet before beginning the program. Many church's require that the religious emblems program be completed under the auspices of that religious organization and under the supervision of a specific clergy or church leader.  Many churches also require the signature of the local religious leader for approval. It will be necessary to check the specific eligibility requirements for your religious program.

Obtaining the Award Medals and Knots for Uniforms

At the end of the classes, parents will submit the finished Booklets to the clergy or other official appointed by the Scout's church for final approval, if necessary, and to obtain the appropriate signatures, then follow the instructions to order the Award Medals (Emblems) from P.R.A.Y. or other proper organization.  Troop 1333 will obtain the Knot Patches from the Scout Shop.  The Emblems and Knots  will be presented in a Troop Court of Honor, and should also be presented to the Scout in a meaningful ceremony in the member’s religious institution.

We would be very proud if your Scout earned his religious emblems. Please talk with your child about these programs. We would like to know as soon as possible who is going to participate in the religious emblems programs.

Catholic Boy Scouts -  A trained religious emblems coordinator/counselor/moderator is required to work on these religious emblems.  Contact the archdiocesan Catholic Committee Chaplain upon completion. He is the contact for further instructions on how to obtain the religious emblem.  Boy Scout emblems require a Board of Review before completion. Please do not contact the national office to obtain the emblem.  National Catholic Committee on Scouting